Concealed Carrt
Concealed carry is neither safe nor a deterent of crime.
Some of the senators claim they can be used for self-defense. But the truth is that Concealed handguns are not an effective form of self-defense. A Nov. 2009 peer-reviewed study published in the American Journal of Public Health by Charles Branas, PhD, found that someone carrying a gun for self-defense was 4.5 times more likely to be shot during an assault than an assault victim without a gun. Attackers often surprise victims, making it difficult to use a concealed handgun. Easy weapons to control like mace and tazers would be discharched quicker both because of their simplicity and also because they are less harmful to the assailant. The victim is slower to discharge a weapon that they know will be more harmfull, giving the assailant more time to shot their victim.
It has also been mentioned that the carry of handguns is in the constitution but the ability to carry a concealed handgun is not a right granted by the US Constitution. The Second Amendment provides for citizens to bear arms for universal military obligation and a well-regulated militia, not for concealed personal carry
Although many people seem to believe that the permitting of concealed carry will stop the mass killings like the one at Virginia Tech, according to USA today “The gun lobby's push to allow concealed firearms on college campuses gained traction after the massacre at Virginia Tech in 2007, when a deranged student killed 32 people in a matter of minutes. Pro-gun groups insist that an armed student or professor might have saved the day. But that notion is as far-fetched as it is alluring. The odds that a student or professor with a gun might be in the right place at the right time — with the skill, nerve and presence — to deter a criminal are incredibly slim. The notion also assumes that everyone with a concealed gun permit is well trained. Not
Some of the senators claim they can be used for self-defense. But the truth is that Concealed handguns are not an effective form of self-defense. A Nov. 2009 peer-reviewed study published in the American Journal of Public Health by Charles Branas, PhD, found that someone carrying a gun for self-defense was 4.5 times more likely to be shot during an assault than an assault victim without a gun. Attackers often surprise victims, making it difficult to use a concealed handgun. Easy weapons to control like mace and tazers would be discharched quicker both because of their simplicity and also because they are less harmful to the assailant. The victim is slower to discharge a weapon that they know will be more harmfull, giving the assailant more time to shot their victim.
It has also been mentioned that the carry of handguns is in the constitution but the ability to carry a concealed handgun is not a right granted by the US Constitution. The Second Amendment provides for citizens to bear arms for universal military obligation and a well-regulated militia, not for concealed personal carry
Although many people seem to believe that the permitting of concealed carry will stop the mass killings like the one at Virginia Tech, according to USA today “The gun lobby's push to allow concealed firearms on college campuses gained traction after the massacre at Virginia Tech in 2007, when a deranged student killed 32 people in a matter of minutes. Pro-gun groups insist that an armed student or professor might have saved the day. But that notion is as far-fetched as it is alluring. The odds that a student or professor with a gun might be in the right place at the right time — with the skill, nerve and presence — to deter a criminal are incredibly slim. The notion also assumes that everyone with a concealed gun permit is well trained. Not